Jämsänkoski
JÄMSÄNKOSKI
Region : Keski-Suomi
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi, 1960-1997 Keski-Suomi
Additions : 1969 Koskenpää
Incorporated into : 2009 Jämsä
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä siilirauta, jota ympäröi reunuksittain ketju; molemmat hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 3, 1954.
The wheel-iron symbolises the use of the local rivers for hydro-electric power. The chain is a common symbol for the mother parish of Jämsä, Jämsänkoski and Koskenpää, and is thus used by all three municipalities in their arms.
 The arms on a road sign |
 The arms on the town hall |
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.